as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the other day; a few days ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
as (for); for; in the capacity of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose